The first by which this is a legend

DRAGON QUEST1

Sale date　　　 May 27, 1986

Platform　　　　FAMICOM

Manufacturer  ENIX(SQUARE ENIX)

Genre            RPG

"DRAGON QUEST" is a first RPG by a home video game machine.
It's also the first step which pioneers the genre called an unfamiliar RPG then.

A story starts from "castle of RADATOMU".
A player will be the main character who is brave man's "ROTO" descendant, and does for knocking down "Ryu-Ou".

The monster it blocks is knocked down and the level is raised.









He challenge the underground maze to save the princess dredged by "Ryu - Ou".

The underground labyrinth is utterly dark.

Magic of the light or a torch is needed.

The monster is also strong compared with the ground.

Time passes, and the light becomes weak.

 "Ryu - Ou" is further down.

 A bridge is built using an item.

 A evil castle was in the marsh of a poison.

It's a castle in a start spot to seem in an opposite shore.

It's the complicated structure inside the castle.

 A strong dragon also appears as an enemy.

 Behind the throne, hiding stairs....

He advance towards the underground maze of the darkness.

A strong monster appears a lot.











 

It passes through the underground maze and he have arrived at the throne where "Ryu - Ou" waits.

He says that anxiously was awaiting brave man's arrival.

 He's approaching about the proposition that should be surprised to a brave man.

 He say that half of the world is handed when taking the sides.

A response is "No".

The form like the unlucky witch










 

That he fought by full strength and knocked down, the brief moment...

The true form was shown.
It's the origin of the true war from here.





"DRAGON QUEST" was also a social phenomenon.

A work of successive generations is remade and it's possible to play by many game machines.

The series into which 30th anniversary per 2016 years is received.
It's decided about the latest model sale.

 

A Japanese edition is this.

SUPER MARIO BROS. 2(FAMICOM)

Sale date　　　 June 3, 1986

Platform　　　　FAMICOM(Disk System)

Manufacturer  NINTENDO

Genre            Action

"SUPER MARIO BROS. 2" was sold as "Disk System" business in 1986.

 The story of a game is same as a previous work.
A high different story of degree of difficulty.

The new character
"Toadstool" 
When Mario touches this, it's a penalty.

A warp zone also exists this time.

Beyond an earthen pipe to the goal....

Before arriving, there was a warp to zone2.
Substantial reduction won't be.

A castle of "Bowser (king bowser Koopa)" exists in the end in each stage like a previous work. 

A device and much degree of difficulty are expensive more than a previous work.

Mario jumps over "Bowser (king bowser Koopa)".

And the rope with which a bridge is supported is cut.
There is being "Bowser" to the inside of lava.

A peach princess wasn't here like a previous work.
















32 stages of 8 x 4 
It doesn't turn basic with a previous work.
When never using a warp and clearing, it's possible to play stage 9.

The difference with the previous work is the ability of the main character character.

The clear difference was set up to the ability of "Mario" and "Luigi".

The difference in the jump power.
"Luigi" can be skipped very highly.

But "Luigi" tends to slip.
It's also the character difficult to handle compared with "Mario".

This game can play "SNES".

Super Mario All-Stars
（Super Mario Collection)

"SUPER MARIO BROS. 2" of an overseas edition is different from this.

Origin is the game as "dream factory" sold in Japan.

The rule is same as a system of 2 games.
"SUPER MARIO BROS. 2" of an overseas edition was being done by the shape of the reimport in Japan.

It's possible to play by "VC".

HYDLIDE SPECIAL (FAMICOM)

THE LEGEND OF HYDLIDE Series
  HYDLIDE SPECIAL

Sale date　　　 March 18, 1986

Platform　　　　FAMICOM

Manufacturer  T&E SOFT

Genre            ActionRPG

"HYDLIDE SPECIAL" was sold in 1986 as one of "THE LEGEND OF HYDLIDE Series".
A PC version was sold in 1984.
The software kept appearing on hit charts of a pc game during 2 years.

It's also the work which laid the groundwork for "RPG" in Japan.


Story
"Devil BARALIS" which appeared in "fairyland"

The kingdom is rotted by the magic of "BARALIS".

A princess in a kingdom could change the form to a fairy by the power of the curse, too.

 
A brave youth "gym" goes out to travel of an adventure to take back peace.

A game is an action RPG of a screen change system.
A main character aims at a castle of "BARALIS" while solving a mystery and collecting items.

 There aren't a lot of volumes because it's a game software in an early stage and also has a small capacity.

But the degree of difficulty of solution of the riddle is high.

It's because a hint isn't obtained at all.
There are no conversations of the main character like a general RPG, and a hint isn't obtained.

A cross is needed to fight against a vampire.
It isn't informed a player of even that a cross exists.

The sprite's whereabouts where a rescue target is one is outside the reach of the idea.

The tough contents from which a kind heart was excluded.

It's said that the player who collapses in several days after purchase appeared one after another.

The delight when clearing without hints, will be big satisfaction.

The continuation to which a concept of the weight was introduced also exists in accessories.

"BARALIS" is waiting ahead.
Please play you by all means, too.